The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-13
SCHeOL TEACHERS TALK.
TOPICS DISCUSSED IN THE NOK,
NAL ARLINGTON.
A Point Raised by Miss Conway
Piattering to xississippi-
Prof. Mugan.

The normal school, In session at
Arlington, numbers seven,y.six In
attendance, some twenty or more
Teachers who bad signifled their pur.
pose to attend being unable by reason
Of sickness Of either themselves or
some member OF their family. II Ia q
pity that no season 10 offered II the
,eachHs Of the county to attend thess
normsls except In The hot summer
days OF July and August, when there
Ia vacation In the schools, aud they,
too, worn ont with labor, should bave
rest and recreation. Ali are not able
to 90 to Montfagle. or some other cool
resort to fecuperate and learn, hence
the necessity Of their atten ing q
teachers institute at home. The an.
nual examinations must be had, and
this 10 the only sesson hfordiDg time
Tor II. Another thing, too, the people
here and those who have change OF
the schools, must keep up with the
march OF improvement elsewhere. II
will not do TO depend on other sections
and other States for educational advan.
tsges. They must be built mp by home
energies.
As already mentioned, Memphis
has CO good instructors ss any State
or section can beast Of Shelley is the
lending county now IN the character
OF the pub ic schools; and each year,
st some suitable season, her teachers
must meet, col fer together, com pare
Dotss, and seek 10 keep up the hiRh
standard. An nteichange OF ideas,
contact with one another, aud n con.
tact Of thought and discussion of meth.
DDS and experiences, all tend Of them
selves 10 elevate the profession Of
teaching and make II yield batter re-.
suits. The value Of any labor 10 dc.
termined by i,s results.
On Thuuday Prof NJ. ID. Mugsn,
principal of the st. Luis public
schoole, arrived, and will be with this
normal until iis close. He hs, set
right In TO work, and the value of his
knowledge and experience In every
branch will be OF incslculabls benefit
10 many of the teachers. Ten years
sgo Prof. Mugan was o gagged In the
public schools Of Memphis, and he Ia
we'll known 10 many teachers end
Memphis people. He went TO 81
Louis, where he has been teact la.
since with constantly increasing u.s'
fulness and Efficiency, and has attained
the highest character and reputation
In his profession. As an example OF
perseverance and labor In attaining
excellence and success, his presence
among the teachers at Arlington, an
was also the, Of Miss Con way, is q new
incentive TO ersrtion and the cherish.
ing OF pride In their work.
A short programme OF exercises nj
the Methodist church was carried out
Thu rsaay evening for an hour, and IL
Ia the purpose 10 have this done
esoh day, between 8 aud o o'clo ck
pm. This consists OF brief add.s see,
,sAys, ROTATIONS aud muse. Mas
Hill, OF Memphis. and Others, exhibit
cd considerable excellence In elocu
ton.
Some discussion arose Thursday
over the teaching OF 5iaciitical marks
to young pupils, and the separation Of
words into syllables, Miss Grace Ed.
ridge, q very bright aud intslltctual
daus' ter Of Judge Thomas ID. L dridse,
taking the ground that II was one. %
sary, ard waste OF time; that this
shou d bs left for period Of more ed.
vancement; that the child should
learn words only ~ they are needed,
aud No a whole. not In parts,
aud that all processes Of ana ysis
should be omitted until the
acquired stock OF language need.
cd - not words for the mere
sake oil words, but as n vehicle Of
thought TO the child-is cuff iirnt, aud
the development Of mind siso sufficient
To- istiiy this undertaking; that In
the primary spsllere and primary
readers Of the land, with syllable .tion
and analyss Of vocal eounds, authors
aud teachers are pursuing methods
that clog the mind, burden the memo.
ny with uaeless things, and rtard the
real intellectual dew, logmsht II the
child, which development alone Ia the
true reeult that should be sought.
Mis- T. dridg.' more - her ideas with
dc liberation aud strength. Few Of the
teachers we're prepared TO aocept her
position fully. but all agreed there WAS
much weight aud truth In what che
advocated.
ore passage In Miss Conway al.
dress draws contrast betw, en- Mipsis.
sippi aud Tennessee that must be COO.
fcssd Ia highly creditsble 90 the
former, and not much 40 TO tho lait =,
Ia the way OF IT riding q complsts ed
ucstion TO women. In speaking on
this point the lady taid:
This education 10 fast becomin
the ambition Of young American
womanht cd, but A. yet the girls Of
Tenns ssss must look TO V9sar,
Wellesley, or some far away college
Tor the advantages Of unworthy study.
The University OF Mississippi has
opened its doors 10 all Who would
enter, be the name John or Mary, and
the Women'e Industrial College, a,
Columbus, 10 flung women for many
useful indus ries. TnB spirit Of the
eye has not yet swuus open the pom.
deiou' gates Of tho Vanderbilt Uni-
versiIy, and every consideration of
right and justice demands iba, our
girls have . college OF their own,
which shall be furnished wi h every
thing ne,dfnl, without n fl,w OF edu-
cation from lofty turret to foundation
stone, 80 generously niosed tina, for